Melissa’s Articles on Writing

From time to time, Melissa writes articles for both authors and readers. Listed below are these articles. Each bulleted item is a separate article. Check back often, as Melissa will be adding to this list monthly.

Please feel free to copy and paste these articles to your website. In return, please include proper author credit and a link to our website. Melissa would also appreciate a quick email advising her of the posting. Enjoy!

• A Writer’s View
• Agent-Assisted Self-Publishing And The Amazon White Glove Program
• Are Indie Authors Devaluing The Written Word?
• Are eBooks Too Cheap?
• Artifacts of Life; Whisper From An Angel
• Basic Book Marketing Tips For Authors
• Behind The Female Protagonist
• Behind the scenes with Chasing Amanda
• Beta Readers: What they are and why we need them
• Bonding With Characters
• Book Club Buzz!
• Book Marketing Tips From Melissa Foster
• Book Promotions
• Calming Your Chaos, Calgary’s Child Magazine
• Character Development: Who are these people, and how did they get in my head?
• Character development…Patterned after real life?
• Cleaning Up Your Manuscript Before Hiring An Editor
• Defying Mommy Guilt, Calgary’s Child Magazine
• Does Fear Drive You?
• Does Life Influence Your Reading?
• Energy and Light, The Spiritual Connections We Carry
• Escape the Gratitude vs Platitude Trap
• Escaping Your Chaos
• Finding Balance Between Social Media and Family
• Finding Your Niche
• Finding Your Writing Groove
• Gracefully Bowing Out…
• Gratitude
• How Does Your Environment Affect You?
• How Helping Others Helps You Succeed
• How I did It, as featured on Kirkus Reviews
• How Long Do I Have To Do All This Marketing?
• How Reading Makes Me A Better Writer
• How The Heck Can I Sell My Books?
• How to Deal With Writing Anxiety
• In A Man’s World
• Indie or Traditional, What’s Right For You
• Inside The Work At Home World
• Let’s Talk Romance!
• Life As An Inspiration
• Make Your Characters Jump Off The Page
• Making A Difference, Adding Value To Community
• Making Writing a Daily Habit
• Making Your Dream A Reality
• Making an Impact
• Melissa’s thoughts on Book Promotions
• My Passion for Pages
• My Wild Ride from Wanna-be to Published Author (Part 1)
• My Wild Ride to Publishing, Part II, The Curious World of Querying
• Placing Value on Free Marketing
• Please Judge Our Books By The Covers
• Publishing, 2013 Style!
• Pushing Past Procrastination, by Melissa Foster
• Reaching Your Readers
• Reading, Writing, and Life
• Recognizing The End of Your Story
• Rejuvenating Your Body
• Riding The Writing Roller Coaster
• Social Networking Etiquette
• Suha’s World
• Ten Simple Steps For Authors To Help Your Book Succeed
• Ten Surprises About Being An Author
• The Big Reasons Why Indie Authors Aren’t Taken Seriously, by Melissa Foster and Amy Edelman
• The Fears of Writing, by Melissa Foster
• The Genre Dilemma
• The Gift of Friendship
• The Healing Power of Words
• The Hidden Aspects of Writing
• The Power of Community
• The Power of Cross-Promotion
• The Reality of Character Development
• The Undercover Soundtrack to Chasing Amanda
• The Value of Virtual Blog Tours
• The Witty Editor (Misheal Witty) interviews Melissa Foster
• The Woman Behind The Pen
• Time Management Tips: Following Through with Commitments on Limited Time
• Tips For Balancing Writing and Parenting
• Tips For Interviewing Authors
• Uniting A Literary Community
• Weaving a Theme Throughout Your Novel, by Melissa Foster
• What Brings You Happiness?
• What It Means To Be An Indie Success
• Where’d My Life Go?
• Writers On The Edge
• Writing Big-Family Romances
• Writing Intuitively